CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9] — Page 165

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1 Sunds Excars to and with a cargo 24 renuirting of 150 picces

Calico, 34 Chest

of opium, to bap of Salt fish, bopip of lead, so Cases Tie sheeting, I bag of Insing and Sundry other small articles. When sailing off Kap tee

at about //. 3.MP. Tue., on the 8th Sustant

11.

he was attacked by 2 large piratical bosts which had been previoung

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size, cach

separate from

2.5tters

of equal

each conlaining

containing about 50 men.

armed with Anson. Reformant

with

their

Crew

challenged the Pirates on

near approach and seeing that they still bore down upon him

without

giving my

answer opened

a fire upon the pirates. they them

sailed sloupine. threw in about, Izen Stick pots. boarded with arms wounding 2 of Informants

thumb of

other receiving

being cut off

Crew.

the

and the

sword ent in the

thigh. They then placed Airformanć,

Crew and

Kassingers

under hatches

and sailed the Boat to Chac loang where the Pirates transhipped the

Cargo

to

their ron

Bouls they them

gave

sailed the boats in shore and

Informants boat, crew and passenger

in Custody of the Hind

who

man

7

the

village soto with a party of villagers

CATUL 74

Man

board and searched

Every

Finding nothing the farty

divided and commenced fighting

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